St Mary's Parish School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hay, New South Wales 2711 · Hay LGA
About St Mary's Parish School
St Mary's Parish School is a catholic primary school located in Hay, New South Wales (2711), within the Hay local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 33 students (21 girls and 12 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Mary's Parish School has an ICSEA value of 950, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 47% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (4.9 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 39% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Mary's Parish School scores 34.1 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 950
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-39% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-80 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How St Mary's Parish School's 33 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Mary's Parish School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Mary's Parish School
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Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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St James' Primary School
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St Michael's Catholic Primary School
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St Joseph's Primary School
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Holy Family Primary School
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201 students · ICSEA 945
Frequently asked questions
Is St Mary's Parish School a public or private school?
St Mary's Parish School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Mary's Parish School offer?
St Mary's Parish School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Mary's Parish School?
In 2025, St Mary's Parish School had 33 enrolled students (21 girls, 12 boys), a change of -39% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Mary's Parish School?
St Mary's Parish School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 950. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Mary's Parish School?
St Mary's Parish School has about 6.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Mary's Parish School each year?
In 2025, St Mary's Parish School had 6 students in Kindergarten and 2 in Year 6.
Is St Mary's Parish School co-ed?
Yes. St Mary's Parish School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Mary's Parish School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of St Mary's Parish School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near St Mary's Parish School?
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